1961 Chico State Wildcats football team

1961 Chico State Wildcats football
Conference Far Western Conference
1961 record 4–6 (0–5 FWC)
Head coach George Maderos (4th season)
Home stadium College Field
1961 Far Western Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
#16 UPI Humboldt State + 4 –1 –0  8 –2 –0
San Francisco St. + 4 –1 –0  8 –2 –0
UC Davis 3 –2 –0  5 –4 –0
Nevada 2 –3 –0  5 –4 –0
Sacramento State 2 –3 –0  4 –5 –0
Chico State 0 –5 –0  4 –6 –0
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from College Division poll

The 1961 Chico State Wildcats football team represented Chico State College[note 1] during the 1961 College Division football season. Chico State competed in the Far Western Conference in 1961. They played home games at College Field in Chico, California.

The 1961 Wildcats were led by fourth-year head coach George Maderos. Chico State finished the season with a record of four wins and six losses (4–6, 0–5 FWC). The Wildcats were outscored by their opponents 162–233 for the season.

Schedule

Date Opponent Site Result Attendance
September 16 Southern Oregon[note 2]* College Field • Chico, CA W 27–7  
September 23 Pepperdine[note 3]* College Field • Chico, CA W 27–16  
September 30 Pacific (OR)* College Field • Chico, CA W 20–17  
October 7 at Nevada Mackay Stadium[note 4] • Reno, NV L 6–27  
October 14 at Linfield* Maxwell Field • McMinnville, OR L 7–34  
October 21 Sacramento State[note 5] College Field • Chico, CA L 10–14  
October 28 at Santa Clara* Mission Field • Santa Clara, CA W 21–19  
November 4 Humboldt State[note 6] College Field • Chico, CA L 12–29   5,000[1]
November 10 at UC Davis[note 7] Aggie Field • Davis, CA L 7–28  
November 18 San Francisco State[note 8] College Field • Chico, CA L 25–42  
*Non-conference game.

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Team players in the NFL

No Chico State players were selected in the 1962 NFL Draft.[3][4][5]

Notes

  1. ↑ California State University, Chico was known as Chico State College from 1935 to 1971.
  2. ↑ Southern Oregon University was known as Southern Oregon College from 1956 to 1974.
  3. ↑ San Francisco State University was known as San Francisco State College from 1935 to 1971.
  4. ↑ This stadium is the predecessor to the current Mackay Stadium, which was opened for the 1966 season."University of Nevada, Reno; Mackay Stadium". Retrieved January 4, 2017.
  5. ↑ California State University, Sacramento was known as Sacramento State College from 1947 to 1971.
  6. ↑ Humboldt State University was known as Humboldt State College from 1935 to 1972.
  7. ↑ The University of California, Davis sports teams were commonly called the “Cal Aggies” from 1924 until the mid 1970s.
  8. ↑ San Francisco State University was known as San Francisco State College from 1935 to 1971.

References

  1. ↑ Don Terbush (November 6, 1961). "HSC Drubs Chico State; Homecoming Tilt Saturday". Eureka Humboldt Standard. Eureka, California. p. 21. Retrieved April 4, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ↑ "1961 - Cal St.-Chico". Retrieved March 4, 2017.
  3. ↑ "1962 NFL Draft". Retrieved October 28, 2017.
  4. ↑ "Cal State-Chico Players/Alumni". Retrieved October 28, 2017.
  5. ↑ "Draft History: Chico State". Retrieved October 28, 2017.
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